Automobile.



C. H. TAYLOR & B. B. NEUTEBOOM.

AUTOMOBILE APPLxcATloN msn APR.26, 1912. 1,138,904. Patented May 11, 1910.

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vC. H. TAYLOR & B. B. NEUTEBOOM.

AuTowH. mi. APPLICATION FILED- APR.26| i912.

ATTORNEY Patented May 11, 1915.

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AUTOMOBILE.

@J /w r ATTORN E Y W/TNESSES: @M4 MMV/f my @if im? of the frame of an automobile.

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Lgga@ specification nf Lei/remettent. Pawnee-@i iig@- Appieaton led April 2S, 131:3. Serial No. 693,395.

To all z owm it may concern: Y c e, is a yoke in the cross piece l1: integral Be 1t known that We, Cncin HAMELN therewith and formed in the are o a circle' TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, res1dthat is greater than a ci' bordering ing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, and BOUDEWIJN B. NnU'rnBooM, a subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful` Improvement in Automo? biles, and declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, iication.

Our invention relates to automobiles' and has forv its object to provide an improved automobile in which the parts may be accurately and readily assembled.

We obtain ythis. object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1, is a side view of a part of the front of an automobile, partly in section, embodying our invention. Fig.2,is an elevation looking from the right of Fig. 1, the dash board, engine, hood and radiator being removed and the side pieces shown in cross section. Fig. 3, is asection on the' line 3-3 Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a section on the line 4.-4. F ig. 5, isvan elevation to an enlarged scale of Aa portion of the part shown in Fig. 1 partly in section. y

A, A are the side members, or side bars,

B, is the hood.

C, is the sod-pan and D D1 the radiator.

The portion D of the p, idiator D D1, is formed of cooling'tubes tii.. nigh or around which the air may be drawn to carry away the heat. The sod-pan C, side members A A ,and hood B form a practically air tight inclosure upon the bottom, top, and sides. The radiator D D1 extends across the front end of said inclosure.

E, is the dash board partly covering the rear end of said inclosure. A

F, is an internal combustion engine Within the hood B.'

L I J is a casting forming a frame havin g the front cross piece L and the rear cross piece J united by the side pieces or web l" I. The cross piece L extends across the rear end of the hood B and is perforated as indicated ataaaaFig.2.

which form a part of this speci.

an' aperture through said erosspiece. The yoke e has a 'seat f formed upon it around the inclosed aperture. "Upon this seat the rear end of the crank bolted, as indicated at el. rEhe [yoke e e 4surrounds the shaft ci the engine and the shaft may pass through L the lower portion of said j; ie.

J1, is a circular openingv axially in with the yoke e c formed in the cross pie j y', is a seat formed around the openin K, is the casing; of the transmission a this is formed to lit againstthe seat j j to be secured by bolts against said seat.

rlhe casting L l is secured by bolt., hl lil N N to the side pieces of the frame or the automobile.

gr, is a fly Wheel upon the main shaft of the engine. rihis fly wheel is mounted upon the engine shaft between the cross pieces 11 and J and turns with its forward face ad jacent to the face of the cross piece L; sod-pan C extends close to the periphery of the fly wheel G at the bottoni so the, he inclosure formed by the hoed E, scdfpan C, dash board E and cross-piece is closed lo f the fly wheel G, and the iy wheel turns r its periphery adjacent te the sed-pan a Bange upon the cross-piece L and to an edge of the dash E.'

line

M, is a series 'of tins or fan blades formed.

around the periphery of the liy wheel G and extending outwardlyl therefrom adjacent to wheel.

case of the engine is l i e opening o at g, are fan blades formed in the y a C), is a casing for the steering gear from which extends the lever arm S and the steeriraq post P. The casing @is secured to the released and the shaft the opening b.

The frame L I J serves for securing both the engine and the casing K in place andthe parts may be easily and accurately lined up.

The construction secures a practically air tight inclosure around the engineV except Where the air is admitted through the radiator and drawn out by the fly Wheel. The

lo small blades or tins M need not be fitted accurately to the periphery of the opening because their action upon the air is such as to maintain an outward draft a reasonable distance beyond their outer peripheries.

What We claim is 1. In an automobile having a main frame with side pieces, a unitary second framev extending between said side members and having a front and back cross piece, said cross pieces being provided With openings surrounded by seats,an internal combustion engine secured against the seat around the opening in one of said cross pieces, and a transmission casing secured to the seat around the opening in the other of said cross pieces.

2. In --an automobile having a main frame with side members, a unitary second frame extending between said side members and having a `front and back cross piece, said cross pieces being provided with openings surrounded by. seats, an internal combustion engine secured against the seat surrounding the opening. on one of said cross pieces, and a'transmission casing secured to the seat on the other ofsaid cross pieces, the Wall of one of the openings in said cross pieces being incomplete, for the purpose described.

3. Inan automobile, an inclosure, a radiaf tor extending across` one end of said inclosure, the other end of said inclosure being covered except for a circular .space coneen tric anda little. larger than the fly wheel, a fly Wheellocated in saidcircular spa ,/fan

bla des in said ily Wheel adapted to drav/7 air .lircm said irlxclosureandips op1 sfrlnal lfani lades on t e .761". "lo sai y W e'e adjacent to said circular inclosure, adapted to create an' outward fdraft.

4.1m an autbmobilarlaving a main frame,

passed through a unitary seconc'aniejsecured to said main s frame having tvderofss pieces, a ma' hined surface on each of said 'erom ieee and mechanism adapted tobe secure to ef ch bf said surfaces having av'ongitudinal/ishait, said surfaces being arranged. in parallel planes and so that' said shaft shall be lined when said mechanism .is secured in pl ce.

In an automobile having a main frame, a unitary-second frame secured to said main frame having` twol cross pieces,y a vertical machined surface on each of' said cross pieces, a mechanism having /a longitudinal shaft adapted to be secured to each of said surfaces, said surfaces being so arranged' nieeleoa that Said shafts shan be uned when Saidmechanism is secured in place.

6. In an automobile, an inclosure, a radiator extending across one end of said incl@ sure, a motor in said inclosure, a transmission gear casing, a unitary frame having two cross pieces, one ol said cross pieces extending across an end of said inclosure and helping to close the same, a dash extending part Way across the end of saidinlos'ure that is partly covered by said cross piece, the motor being secured to the cross piece at the end of said inclosure, and the transmission gear casing being secured .to the other of said cross pieces.

7. In an automobile, an inclosure, a radiator extending across one end of said inclosure, a motor in said inclosure, a transmission gear casing, a unitary frame having two cross pieces, one of said cross pieces extending across the end of said inclosure-opposite to the radiator, a dash extending p'art Way across the endf'o said inclosure that is'partly covered 'by said cross piece, a fly Wheel mounted Within said frame and adapted to draw air from said inclosure, said motor being secured to the cross piece at the end of said inclosure, said transmission gear casing being secured to the other of said cross pieces, saidA dash and cross piece being formed to fit around the periphery of said y yWheel.

l8. In an automobile, an inclosure, a radi-ator extending across one end of said inclosure, a motor in said inclosure, a tr nsmission gear casing, a unitary frame aving two cross pieces, one of said cross pieees extending across thev end of said inclosure opposite to the radiator, a dash supported on said frame and extending part lWay across lthe end of said inclosure that is partly covered by said cross piece, a fly Wheel mounted Within said frame and adapted to draw air from said inclosure, said dash and cross piece being formed to fit around the periphery of said Hy wheel, said cross member being provided With openings to permit air to pass from said inclosure to said fly Wheel, said motor being secured to the cross member at the end of said inclosure andsaid transmission gear casing being secured to the other of said cross members.

9. In an automobile, an inclosure, a motor located in said inclosure, a unitary-frame having a cross piece, a radiator extending across one end of said inclosure, said cross i piece extending across the'opposite end of said inclosure to said radiator, said Ymotor being secured to said cross piece, a ily-Wheel Within said-frame adapted to. draw air from vsaid inclosure, said cross piece being provided vvith a part'bordering said fly Wheel,

said y-wheel being adapted to act as a fan,

and a dash-boardA secured to said frame ex'- tendlng across the end of said inclosure opposite to the radiator and surrounding said fly-wheel in part.

10. In an automobile, a main frame, an inclosure for the motor, a radiator extending across one end of said inclosure, side members of the frame hollowed out between their edges forming a part ofthe wall of said inclosure, a dashextending part way across the opposite end of said inclosure to that across which lthe radiator extends and passingdown along the inner edges of said members, the hollow 'of said side members being provided with a lling A@ substantially as and for the purpose described.

In an automobile having a main frame, a unitary frame having two cross .pieces supported on said mainframe, a transmis` sio casing adapted to be secured to ne of sai said frame being locatedgbetween said transcross pieces, yand an engine adapted to be secured to the other'offsaid cross pieces,-

vertical parts adapted to form a joint respectively with said transmission casing and said engine, said joints being so constructed as to bring said engine and transmission casing intovalinement with each other.

12. In an automobile having amain frame, a unitary second frame secured to said main frame having two cross pieces, a machined surface on each of said cross pieces, and mechanism adapted to be secured toeach of sald surfaces havingalongitudinal shaft,

said surfaces being arranged eo-axially with each other and so that said shaft shall be alined when said mechanism is secured in place.

In testimony whereof, we sign this speciication in the presence of two witnesses.

CECIL` HAMELIN TAYLOR;I v BOUDEWIJN NEUTEBOOM.l Witnesses: 4

VmdINIA C. SPRAT'L",

ELLIOTT J. SroDnAizD. 

